Word Problems
Vocabulary
Division
Factors
Name That Two- Digit Number
100
There were some rabbits in a pen. Altogether I counted 56 feet. How many rabbits were in the pen?
14 rabbits
100
Give the definition of a prime number.
A number that has exactly two unique factors, 1 and itself.
100
What remainders are possible when the divisor is 12?
0, 1, 2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
100
What are the factors of 17?
1 and 17
100
It is the smallest two-digit prime number.
11
200
How many cars are needed to take 46 Girl Scouts to the community center after school if each car holds six Girl Scouts in addition to the driver?
8 cars
200
Use three math terms you learned in this unit to describe the number 36.
It is a composite number, even number, square number, multiple of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, and/or 36. It's factors are...
200
Write a related sentence that uses multiplication for 45 / 6.
7 x 6 +3 = 45
200
How many factors does 28 have?
6
200
It is divisible by 10. The tens digit is equal to the number of legs on an insect.
60
300
Pnes cost $1.29 each. Use mental math to figure out how much it will cost to buy five pens.
Students explain their mental strategy to find the final total of $6.45
300
What do the words product, sum, quotient and difference have in common?
All terms describe the answer as a result of an operation.
300
The quotient is 13, the divisor is 6 and the remainder is 3. What is the dividend?
81
300
Give an example of a number with exactly three different factors.
Any number that is a square of a prime number, such as 4, 9, 25, 49.
300
It is odd. It is prime. The product of the digits is 15.
53
400
Tony has been collecting recycled cans for a charity drive. Each can is worth 5 cents. Tony has raised $2.35. How many more cans does he need to collect in order to have a donation of $5.00?
53 cans
400
What are the divisor and dividend, and how are they related?
The divisor is the number in a division problem that divides into another number, known as the dividend.
400
Jon said that 23 / 0 = 0 but Carla disagreed and said there is no answer. Who is right? Explain.
Carla is right since the multiplication sentence that corresponds to the division problem is 0 x 0 = 23, which is false. No answer is possible, which means that the problem is undefined.
400
List the factors of 39.
1, 3, 13, 39
400
It is composite. The digits add up to 12. One of the factors is 13.
39
500
If hot dogs come in packages of eight and buns come in packages of 12, what is the minimum number of hot dog and bun packages needed so every bun has one hot dog?
3 packages of hot dogs and 2 packages of buns.
500
Explain how a multiple and a factor are alike and different.
A multiple and factor both are terms used to describe multiplicative relationships; a factor is a number that divides exactly into a given whole number, and a multiple is a number that is the product of a given number and a whole number.
500
What is 632 / 9?
70 R2
500
What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 18?
6
500
The digits sum is 9. It is odd. It is a square number.
81.
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